Ian Colford's first story was published in 1983. He has since written reviews, essays and pieces of fiction for a variety of periodicals. He credits his travels to Greece, Portugal, Turkey and Italy for laying a foundation on which to construct his fictions. His debut story collection, Evidence (Porcupine's Quill, 2008), won the Margaret & John Savage First Book Award. Colford has authored three other books of fiction, including Perfect World (Freehand, 2016) and A Dark House and Other Stories (Nimbus, 2019). He lives in Halifax with his wife Collette.
